State Census Docket Opens January Term Court Record
County Auditor Neal receives census materials for use in the state census with another large shipment arriving to ensure supply. The January term docket shows 46 probate and 74 civil cases with four divorces. no criminal cases listed. Judge Scott will preside as term begins January 10. The census will use four schedules including Population Agriculture and Agricultural Road to detail agriculture and road conditions.
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Scott
Neal
Social notes from the Presbyterian church circle events
The Ladies' Benevolent society meets tomorrow at 2 30 with Mrs L Db Young. Mrs A Stranahan hosts dinner on East Washington. Epworth League class meets at East Main at 7 15 led by Miss Ball. Queen Esther Circle plans an Old Fashioned Picture Album social at Miss Accie Clapper's on East Main next Tuesday. Junior League cabinet meets tomorrow at 7 with Miss Cecil Rogers. N T A club ladies entertained by Mrs Win Smouse. Mrs Carson Anderson hosts a dinner at her North Washington home. Mr M Y Wallace and wife were visited by Rev W C Allen to celebrate Mr Wallace's 51st anniversary of escape from a Mississippi steamboat wreck. Mrs Maude McCulley hosted ten guests on Fast Second Street. A group of young ladies spent Tuesday evening at Miss Dora Minick's on West Second Street and formed a club to meet biweekly for companionship.
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Ladies’ Benevolent Society of the Presbyterian Church
L. Db Young
Epworth League Bible
Ralph Kellar
East Main Street
Lerson
Miss Ball
Queen Esther Circle
Maude McCulley
Fast Second Street
Dora Minick
West Second Street
Local notes from Vienna and area crowding town events
Local brief highlights include L H Cowger’s improved health and a Vienna bakery offering varied breads cakes and hot light biscuits for dinner 11 30 to 12.3. Funeral attendance by George H Holmes from Cedar Rapids for Col A A Rodman preceded by social notices. Multiple short identifications of visitors weddings births and school topics follow with local personalities and institutions named through Osage and Davenport connections.
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Vienna
Funeral of Col A A Rodman Held at Masonic Temple
The funeral for Colonel A A Rodman was conducted this afternoon at the Masonic Temple, led by the Grand Commandery Knights Templar of Iowa with Episcopal Reverend Jones. Floral tributes from Masons I O F and friends lined the casket. pallbearers included W A Shannon, Tobias Minick, C S Lemmon, Harry McCail, J G Nisle, and John Pattison. interment followed at the city cemetery.
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A. A. Rodman
Masonic Temple
Grand Commandery
Knights Templar of
Iowa
Mr. Jones
Epicopal Church
Masonic Order
Harry McCail
J. G. Nisle
John Pattison
New Rural Carriers Appointed for Routes Six Eight Nine
Postmaster Cunningham announced the appointment of three new rural carriers for routes six eight and nine to begin service on the 16th. Named recipients include James E. Wolf Venice Belief Roger G Jones W I Gallagher Charles L Hicks Albert Crone with substitutes listed. Route seven remains unassigned and will be filled soon.
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Cunningham
R. R
James E. Wolf
Venice
Way Down East Sets Long Run Theater Record
The record shows 532 performances in New York 28 in Boston 190 in Chicago and 160 in Philadelphia marking a historic run unmatched by any other modern play.
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New York
Boston
Chicago
Philadelphia
Installation of officers at Degree of Honor this evening
Degree of Honor holds an officer installation this evening. All members are requested to be present. Mrs. Ed Grayon will preside as C Hi.
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Ed. Grayon
C. Hi
Chamberlains Cough Remedy Praised As Best Made
Mrs. Cora Walker of Porterville California hails Chamberlains Cough Remedy as the best for colds and pneumonia prevention expressing confidence in its quick cure and pleasant safety. Stewart's Pharmacy Coak Sherman Coak & Sherman offers the remedy for sale.
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Chamberlain
Cora Walker
Porterville
California
Stewart's Pharmacy
Coak & Sherman
Residents and visitors report in Verdi column
Jan 5 notes list James Potter of Brighton visiting Verdi friends. Bert McKinstry of Olathe Kansas visits his parents. Arthur Fetters travels to Illinois to visit relatives. Inez Slarricon ill. Mrs WW Derby shows improvement.
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Verdi
James Potter
Brighton
Bert McKinstry
Olathe
Kansas
Arthur Fetters
Illinois
Inez Slarricon
WW. L. Derby
Reign of the Dinosaur and its Global Reach
The article surveys the dinosaur era highlighting massive land and water dwellers, their diverse forms, and the competitive din of herbivores and carnivores. It notes a near simultaneous collapse of this dynasty, proposes extinction caused by specialized teeth and food limits, and mentions Cope’s egg-destroying mammal theory as a plausible counterforce.
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England
Germany
South America
India
Professor Cope
Largest Flower in the World Rafflesia Discovered in Sumatra
The Rafflesia, growing in Sumatra, is named for Sir Stamford Raffles and naturalist Mr Arnold. It boasts five red petals with yellow markings, a foot wide cup, a fleshy disk with horn like projections, and a twelve pint capacity. Weighing fifteen pounds, its thick petals exhale a carrion odor that misleads insects into pollination.
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Sumatra
Stamford Raffles
Mr. Arnold
Arnold
Ysaye in the Kreutzer Sonata A vivid portrait
A critic describes violinist Ysaye during the Kreutzer Sonata performance. He portrays Ysaye as a heavy, expressive figure, his face like clay as the music flows through him. The moment awakens a beauty “never been in the world,” a new creation perceived by the perceptive.
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Ysaye
Arthur Symons
Kreutzer
Peacocks Feathers Tied to Mythic Misfortune
A legend links peacocks feathers to misfortune from ancient myth. Osiris leaves Isis with Argus who seizes the queen and proclaims himself king. Mercury defeats Argus and Juno turns him into a peacock with spying tail.
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Osiris
Egypt
Isis
Argus
Mercury
Juno
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Junior League
Cecil Rogers
N T. A. Club
Win Smouse
L. H. Cowger
George H. Holmes
Cedar Rapids
J. A. Crawford
Washington
W.W. Wells
Stilth
Hl’hoeba Speer
Hanover
Ill
Cora Smeltzer
Charlies Ditmars and Son
Davenport
Strong City
Ditmars
Iowa Normal Monthly
Fred Whitney
Fred L. Whitney
Osage
Browning
James Whitomb Riley
State Normal School
Harriette KE. Guno
Col. A A Rodman
Chamberlains
Tere
Reign OF the Dinosaur
Washington, Iowa
Best
Mason
J.c.smahws
Cash Grocery
Casey
Swat
Atlee
Colenso
Frank Rogers
St. Paul
Minneapolis
St. Louis
Kansas City
Peoria
Mason City Mall
Twin Cities
Lim
Peoria Express
Sun
A A. J. Morrinn
B. Cutts
G .Minneapolia
Atlas Ron Dally
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